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HOUSE 482118th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Commending United States Border Patrol Chief Raul L. Ortiz on his retirement after 32 years of public service.

Last Action
6/7/2023

Actions

  • 2023-02-21Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  • 2023-02-21Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  • 2023-02-13Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
  • 2023-02-01Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  • 2023-01-24Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2023-01-24Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2023-01-24Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2023-01-24Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2023-01-24Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2023-01-24Introduced in House
  • 2023-01-24Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2023-01-24 (00)

Western Wildfire Support Act of 2023

This bill establishes activities to address wildfires.

The bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior to establish spatial fire management plans before the end of FY2026.

The bill establishes

  • accounts in the Treasury for addressing wildfires,
  • a program to train and certify citizens who wish to be able to volunteer to assist USDA or Interior during a wildland fire incident,
  • a program to award grants to eligible states or units of local government to acquire slip-on tank and pump units for a surge capacity of resources for fire suppression,
  • the Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for the management of wildfire-related invasive species, and
  • the Management of Wildfire-Related Invasive Species Technology Advisory Board.

The bill also

  • requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to reimburse a state or federal agency for the costs of wildfire suppression as a result of a fire caused by DOD activity,
  • requires the Joint Fire Science Program to work with unmanned aircraft test ranges to carry out research and development of unmanned aircraft system fire applications,
  • requires federal and state disaster preparedness programs to include postdisaster assistance, and
  • authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide funding to a state agency to establish and operate a website to provide information relating to postfire recovery funding and resources to a community or an individual impacted by a wildland fire.

Cosponsors (5)

  • ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA)
  • Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
  • Steven Horsford (D-NV)
  • Doris Matsui (D-CA)
  • Melanie Stansbury (D-NM)

Subjects

  • Accounting and auditing
  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Advisory bodies
  • Appropriations
  • Atmospheric science and weather
  • Aviation and airports
  • Budget process
  • Community life and organization
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Department of Agriculture
  • Department of the Interior
  • Disaster relief and insurance
  • Ecology
  • Emergency planning and evacuation
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Fires
  • First responders and emergency personnel
  • Forests, forestry, trees
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